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@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ Now that you have your IAM user credentials stored in a Secret, you need to repl
 
 ### GCP
 
+There are two ways to use Kubernetes on Google's Cloud Platform - Kubernetes running on top of Google Compute Engine
+virtual machines, or through the Google Kubernetes Engine. The instructions provided here should work on either,
+with one noted exception.
+
 #### Service account creation
 
 To integrate Heptio Ark with GCP, you should follow the instructions below to create an Ark-specific [Service Account][15].
@@ -153,9 +157,10 @@ To integrate Heptio Ark with GCP, you should follow the instructions below to cr
 
 #### Credentials and configuration
 
+When using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), be sure to make your current IAM user a cluster-admin. See [their docs][22] for more information.
+
 In the Ark root directory, run the following to first set up namespaces, RBAC, and other scaffolding:
 
-When using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), be sure to make your current IAM user a cluster-admin. See [their docs][22] for more information.
 
 ```bash
 kubectl apply -f examples/common/00-prereqs.yaml